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pertaining to something sturdy and that can endure harshness
street fighter, tough(noun)someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer(noun)an aggressive and violent young criminal
bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo(adj)a cruel and brutal fellow
tough(adj)not given to gentleness or sentimentality
"a tough character"
rugged, tough(adj)very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
"a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job"
tough, toughened(adj)physically toughened
"the tough bottoms of his feet"
sturdy, tough(adj)substantially made or constructed
"sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"
ruffianly, tough(adj)violent and lawless
"the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs"
bad, tough(adj)feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
"my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
tough(adj)resistant to cutting or chewing
hard, tough(adj)unfortunate or hard to bear
"had hard luck"; "a tough break"
baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough(adj)making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
"a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"
not easily chewedher steak was so tough that she suggested the waiter use it as a hockey puck
able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposurethis is a tough plant that easily withstands harsh winters
difficult to enduretough weather conditions on the top of the mountain all year long
requiring considerable physical or mental efforteven if you study for it, it's still a tough exam
requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handlinghandled a tough situation with the aplomb and tact of a true diplomat
given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restrainta tough supervisor who docked the pay of anyone who punched in late, no matter what the reason
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gangdidn't want her son hanging out with the neighborhood toughs
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